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King of the Ride

Episode 9: Jeremy Powers — Aspire Racing

King of the Ride

Ted King

Sports, Business, Health & Fitness

4.9673 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Jeremy Powers has made a tear across the cyclocross scene. The most dominant racer for years, he's a master of his craft, and was crafty enough to start the JAM Fund to support development of cyclocross especially in his native New England. The ever smiling Jeremy and Ted sat down after the biggest fundraising event for that organization, the JAM Grand Fondo.

Transcript

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being 21 and coming out of a corner and being 35 coming out of a corner, at least in cycle

0:03.5

cross, they're different worlds.

0:04.9

Uh-huh.

0:05.9

I did the extra criterion not long ago.

0:09.1

Only because it's my hometown crit and I'd recently flown back, it's like, okay, having

0:12.8

just sworn off never doing a criterion again, it's my hometown crit and there's fresh pavement.

0:17.6

That's great. Yeah. And all was well and good until an 18 year old shot me in the penultimate corner and I'm like nope don't need this everybody welcome on

0:26.6

back I am Ted King I am your host and this is King of the Ride podcast holy cow what a day in

0:34.3

sports what a weekend in sports for one we are on the heels of the Jam Grand

0:38.2

Fundo. Jeremy Powers and company. They hosted their ninth annual Jam Grand Fondo, which was a

0:44.9

smashing success. It's always fun to catch up with friends, old and new. I'm thrilled to

0:49.5

find some time to sit down with Jeremy, and that is the crux of today's episode. But first,

0:53.8

let's continue on with first, let's,

0:54.2

let's continue on with this intro. Two, it was the World Cup final in which the entire

0:59.7

globe was glued to the television. France held off Croatia for a very exciting four to two win.

1:06.2

Did I watch it? No. Did I know the score? Yes, obviously four to two. And therefore, that does kind of make me upset that I missed it only because I probably missed it. No. Did I know the score? Yes, obviously four to two. And therefore, that does kind of

1:12.9

make me upset that I missed it only because I probably missed the most exciting action-packed final

1:17.8

in World Cup history. Next up, Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic, he took almost fourth title, beating

1:24.6

out South African Kevin Anderson, straight sets.

1:28.0

Straight sets, not the most interesting final.

1:30.5

Selavid, Djokovic is absolutely world class.

1:32.9

I was a tennis player once.

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